Manifold counter check or sales book for drapers, tailors, or others.



No. 692,290. Patentod Feb. 4-, I902.

J. S. HOLMES. MANIFOLD COUNTER CHECK 0R SALES BOOK FOB DRAPEBS, TAILCRS,0B OTHERS.

(Appfication filed Oct. 2, 1901.)

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UNITTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES STEEDMAN HOLMES, OF CARLTON, VICTORIA.

MANIFOLD COUNTER CHECK OR SALES BOOK FOR DRAPERS, TAILORS, 0R OTHERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 692,290, datedFebruary 4, 1902. Application filed October 2, 1901. Serial No. 77,315-(Ilo model.

To aZZ- whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES STEEDMAN HOLMES, machinist, a subject of theKing of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at No. 207 Palmerstonstreet, Carlton, in the British State of Victoria, Commonwealth ofAustralia, have invented new and useful Improvements in ManifoldSales-Books, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved manifold or multiple counter checkor sales book for drapers, traders, and others.

The invention consists in the particular construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention will now be described, aided by a reference to theaccompanying sheet of drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof the case or cover made up in the form of a book and shown with itscover lying open and Fig. 2, an enlarged central longitudinal section online as to, Fig. 1, of said cover or case with the carbon and the foldedcheck-sheets arranged in position; Fig. 3, a perspective view of thecheck-sheets as printed, prepared, and folded when the upper sheet formsthe original, upon which the salesman Writes, and the under one theduplicate or check, which is retained, Fig. 3 showinga part of theoriginal sheet, and Fig. 3 a part of the duplicate sheet, both laidfiat; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the check-sheets when the upper andlower sheets are printed, prepared, and folded in such manner that eachsheet is employed alternately as the original and as the duplicate.

A is the original check-sheet, on which the salesman writes, and A theduplicate sheet, to which the impression of the writings is transferredby aid of the carbon -sheet B, which is arranged between the sheets asthey lie above the top of the case 0, in which the supply of foldedsheets are placed.

0 is the book or case cover. The upper end of the case is formed by theend of a slide C composed of a bottom plate 0, sides a, and end 0 towhich a flat tongue-piece c is attached, and said slide is preventedfrom withdrawing from the case by stop-pins 0 against which theshoulders 0 formed on the sides,

abut when the slide is out to the end of its travel. The case 0 has aflat top and which must be of some material stiff enough to allow of itsbeing used as a tablet to write upon when supported by its side and endWalls. The side walls are furnished with lugs 0 by which the case andcover are secured together. 0 is a semicircular gap formed in the top ofcase to allow of the sheets A and A being gripped and drawn forward, asimilar semicircular gap 0 being made at end of slidebottom 0. The topedge a of the flat top is curled or beaded in order to allow the paperto pass freely about it.

D is a clip or holder device hinged to the pins c at both sides of thecase, and it is over the bar of said device that the carbon-sheet B isfolded in order to hold it in position.

The inner face of the free side of cover 0 is provided with pockets atits edges to receive a removable sheet of paper, which may be used as anindex or the like, and said case and its slide may be made of thin metalor other suitable material, while the cover is formed similar toordinary book-covers.

Figs. 3, 3, and 3 show the check-sheets by themselves, A being the upperor original sheet, and A the lower or duplicate sheet. As will be seenin the drawings, sheet A is divided off at regular intervals bytransverse lines of perforations A into spaces forming original checksa, and each adjoining check or space has the numbers 1, 2, 3, &c.,printed consecutively on them, and also each original check has therequisite printed matter on it and which may be an account, invoice, orother form to suit the business for which it is to be used. The lowersheet A is also divided off by lines of perforations A at the sameregular distances as sheet A, and each space between the said lines ofperforations forms a duplicate check a, and it also has printed on itconsecutively the numbers 1, 2, 3, 850., corresponding with the numbersprinted on the original checks at, which are to lie above it, with thelines of perforations immediately above each other. The duplicate sheetor checks may also have any desired printed matter upon them. When thetwo sheets are numbered consecutively and printed and perforated asdescribed, the original sheetA is laid upon the duplicate sheet A, andthe two are then folded together zigzag fashion, as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4.shows an alternative arrangement of the printed matter on thezigzag-folded sheets. In this case the upper and lower sheets A and Arespectively, are again divided off by transverse lines of perforationsA at regular distances; but each length or sheet of paper actsalternately as an original a and as a duplicate e Both sheets have oneside prepared or printed in each alternate space to form the originalcheck a while the intermediate spaces on opposite side of sheet form theduplicate checks c0 and both sheets are numbered consecutively, thenumbers being printed alternately on each side. For instance, sheet Ahas the number l on the face of the first original check a Then thenumber 2 is on the opposite side of the sheet in the space forming theduplicate check a. Again the sheet A starts with the number 1 on theface of the duplicate check a, while number 2 is on the opposite side ofsaid sheet on the face of the original check a, and so on along thewhole length of each sheet, the spaces a of each sheet forming theduplicates for the originals a of the other sheet.

Although I have described and shown numbers as being employed toidentify each original and duplicate pair of sales-checks, other marksor characters may be employed for this purpose.

In arranging the counter check or sales book for use the folded sheetsprepared, say, as shown in Fig. 3 are placed in the case 0 when theslide is out. Then the first part, or No. 1, of the duplicate checks isplaced immediately above the top of case 0 and under the carbon-sheet B,and in the like manner the first part, or No. 1, of the original sheetis laid over the carbon-sheet B, the sheets A and A being brought fromwithin the case around the end bead 0 The slide is now pushed into thecase, when the tongue 0 will press the sheets A and A and thecarbonsheet B and bar D together, and so hold them firmly. Thecarbon-sheet may either terminate clear of the semicircular gap 0 or itmayhave a semicircular piece cut out at its end, and thus allow thesheets A and'A to be drawn out and be torn off at the line ofperforations A without interfering with the carbon-sheet, which remainsstationary, and at same time leave the next pair of checks 0. and c inposition ready foruse.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination, a case 0, aslide 0 therein, multiple sheets heldwithin said slide, and a tongue-piece carried by said slide for clampingthe paper to be written upon in position upon the top of the case whenthe slide is pushed into the case, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a case 0, a slide C therein, multiple sheets carriedby said slide, a bail hinged to said case and carrying a carbon-sheet,and a tongue-piece carried by the slide and passing over the bail whenthe slide is pushed in for holding the carbon and multiple sheetstogether upon the top of the case, substantially as described.

3. A case 0 for the purpose stated having stop-pins c and hinged bar Dcombined with a slide 0 having a tongue-piece 0 adapted to pass over thetop surface of case and sides 0' furnished with shoulders which bycontact with said stop-pins prevent the withdrawal of the slidesubstantially as described and shown.

4:. In combination a case 0 provided with a semicircular gap 0 a slide 0provided with sides 0' and end tongue 0 a hinged bar D centered on pinsat side of said case and a cover 0 to which said case is securedsubstantially as described and shown.

5. A case 0 provided with a slide 0 having tongue piece 0 and with ahinged bar D adapted to hold a sheet of carbon B combined with twosheets or lengths of paper both divided off at corresponding regularintervals by transverse lines of perforations and with the spacesbetween the division-lines consecutively numbered, printed and prepared,one sheet to serve as the original and the other as the duplicatesales-check, laid together and folded zigzag fashion and arranged withinand about the said case substantially as described and shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES STEEDMAN HOLMES.

Witnesses:

BEDLINGTON BODYOOMB, W. J ..S. THOMPSON.

